Wind Speed

The wind speed of each city was measured in miles per hour (mph) and compared to the city's latitude. Results are found in the scatter plot above.

With wind speed, most of the places seem to have low wind speeds. However, as cities are removed from the equator, wind speeds increase. For example, compare latitude = -20-0 and latitude = 40-60. Wind speed almost doubles from ~10mph to ~20-25mph. What the data does not reveal is how many of the cities are located on a coastline. Most coastal locations tend to have greater wind speeds. Simply, wind over water has less impediments to wind resulting in higher observable wind speeds. Wind in land-locked areas have an assortment of mountains, hills, and/or major structures to block wind, thereby reducing wind speeds.